Stories from Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Taste of Storm Lake held its first meal of the summer Thursday, serving grilled turkey filets with Central Bank. All proceeds from the event benefitted STARS Mentoring Program. From left to right: Jenny Carlson, Mallory Weedle, Angie Silva. The event will continue each Thursday until September 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Chautauqua Park Shelter House...

On Wednesday, June 19, 19 youth from Sac County participated in the BBQ Camp at the Sac County Extension and Outreach Office. Youth were able to test their knowledge playing a jeopardy game about beef, participated in stations to learn about the cuts of meat and where they are located on a beef animal, identified breeds of cows, read food labels, worked on teamwork skills by playing a straw and eartag game, got to see the bacteria on a play-doh burger, and ended the day by making their own hamburger and seeing the difference when using 80%, 85% and 90% lean ground beef. ...

Dr. Dan Kinney, president of Iowa Central Community College, has been awarded the IACCT (Iowa Association of Community College Trustees) 2019 Iowa Outstanding Chief Administrator Award. “Dr. K” was honored with a surprise announcement at the most recent board of trustees meeting...

The new Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, on Monday, June 3 will be available to qualified students at Western Iowa Tech Community College for the 20J 9-20 academic year. The Last-Dollar Scholarship is intended to cover tuition for students in programs that lead to high-demand jobs in Iowa. ...

A mural at the Storm Lake Elementary School library featuring book jackets encourages children to develop a love of reading, proclaiming, “The Magic Lives Here.” The SLES walls were also covered this school year with book reviews written by the students themselves...

On the evening of Thursday, June 20, at approximately 6:48 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the playground at St. Mary’s School in reference to an assault. Upon arrival of police they met with the victim and witnesses who alleged that a 12 year old male of Storm Lake became upset with the victim at which time he armed himself with a rock and threw it striking the victim in her ear. He then fled from the area on a bicycle...

On the evening of Saturday, June 22, at approximately 10 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to Mo’s Bar located at 707 Lake Avenue in reference to a trespass. Upon arrival police met with bar staff who alleged that two patrons had attempted to enter the bar and bring with them their own alcoholic beverages. When asked to leave they refused...

Kenneth File, age 89 of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, June 20, at Accura Health in Cherokee. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...

Dorothy “Teenie” Smith, age 92, of Storm Lake, died June 18, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral Mass tookplace Saturday, June 22, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial was in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

The 2019 Star Spangled Spectacular, with a theme of “Coming Home,” is still accepting donations as the fundraising committee enters its final week of donations. With a goal of $30,000, co-chairs Josh Newhouse and Matt Brostad are still looking for close to $8,000 to meet their budget...

The Buena Vista County Conservation Board and The Sanford Museum are partnering to offer Astronomy Night. Spend an evening under the moon and stars. The night will begin by identifying the constellations, followed by using telescopes to observe the moon and planets...

Where could $2,500 take you? “Explore where God’s power can take you!” themed the recent Rembrandt-Linn Grove area Vacation Bible School, which chose Grand Avenue Community Outreach (GACO) as their mission project. Participating children and families donated $2,549.23 for the ministries of GACO, which is “an ecumenical, volunteer-driven non-profit organization that provides social services and outreach programs designed to meet physical, spiritual, and long-term needs to people in Northwest Iowa and beyond.” VBS children presented a check to GACO executive director Kevin Brown, at their Community VBS Celebration service on Sunday June 9, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt. ...

Switch Road Band, a county cover group from southern Minnesota, will be on stage at Buoys Bar and Grill at Storm Lake Marina, Friday, July 5. The six piece band formed in 2014, playing current and classic country, with a few rock anthems mixed in. They have found a following playing the small town festivals across the midwest...

South Dakota-based accoustic/electric guitar duo Fishin’ For Olives will return to Innspiration Wine and Wines in Linn Grove, Sunday, June 30. Showtime is 3:30 p.m. Join Tommy Lee Binford and “Aunt Bee” for a night of good-times music.

The Dweebs have been booked to play the street dance at Tall Corn Days in Sioux Rapids this summer. The Saturday, July 27 show begins at 9 p.m. The Dweebs family band featuring Michael Blue, his two sons and his daughter bring an interactive, unique and high spirited rock show to any stage. ...

National acts like Flo Rida, Liz Phair and George Thorogood are on tap for this year’s Saturday in the Park festival at Sioux City’s Grandview Park. A shuttle will be available from the Tyson Events Center. Admission is free to the entire day’s entertainment, which starts at noon and runs until about 10:30 p.m...

Storm Lake Police have located and arrested a Storm Lake man wanted for the alleged sexual assault of a 14 year old girl in Storm Lake in March. Sunday morning, officers located Anthony Moss Manatham, age 19, at 1416 Michigan Street #C1. Manatham was wanted by the SLPD on a warrant charging him with felony Sexual Abuse 3rd Degree...

The Storm Lake Board of Education struggled with insurance issues during a special meeting Monday. Insurance costs are coming in significantly higher than for the current year, the same issue many districts and private businesses are facing, according to Superintendent Stacey Cole...

The Newell Historical Society will be hosting the annual Allee Mansion open house on Saturday, August 4th from 1 to 4 with free tours, live entertainment, and refreshments. As part of the 150th Sesquicentennial of Newell the NHS will also host a cemetery walk that afternoon from 4 to 6 at the Newell cemetery. ...

Iowa’s string of mild winters came to a screeching halt midway through 2019 when the calendar turned to February and the weather pattern went haywire. “We had such an unusual winter last year – started out mild and dry, and then we had a winter’s worth of snow - 23 inches - in February and several warm-cold snaps that brought freezing rain and ice. ...

If you plan to attend the Buena Vista County Fair in Alta July 5th-8th, stop by the “We’re Going to Europe” breakfast booth. The booth, a first for the fair, will be at the north end of the Carter building. It will be open each day from 6:30-11 a.m. This booth has been organized as a fundraiser for the families of Grace Arnts, Matthew Cummins, and Sierra Hill, three Alta-Aurelia High School students who will be going on the Iowa Ambassadors of Music (IAM) trip to Europe in 2020...

The trial for a former farmhand charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and killing of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has been delayed. The Des Moines Register reported Friday that 25-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera will face trial Nov. ...

Viewing platforms and walkways with railings are being installed at a Sioux Falls park where a 5-year-old Iowa girl drowned last year. The move follows a consultant’s study that recommended improving safety at Falls Park after the death of Maggie Zaiger, who fell into the Big Sioux River and drowned. The city set aside $300,000 to cover the cost, the Argus Leader reported...

Less than a month after being removed from the “deplorable conditions” of a West First Street apartment during the execution of a Spencer Police Department search warrant, 62 cats rescued from the residence have found new homes. Since being removed from the apartment, the felines had been sheltered inside a trailer at the Spencer Police Department and cared for each day by the department’s highest ranking officer, Spencer Police Chief Mark Warburton...

Western Iowa Congressman Steve King’s urging for controversial fellow U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to tour the Nazi death camp Auschwitz has been spurned, resulting in a Twitter debate. Ocasio-Cortez faced fierce backlash from Republicans and some Democrats for comparing the Trump administration’s migrant detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border with Nazi-era concentration camps throughout Europe, where millions of Jews were murdered...

Despite a tight timeline to reach out to potential voters, the Storm Lake School board leaned toward the earliest possible date for an election for an Early Childhood Center project - Tuesday, September 10. A week ago, the board was on the fence about trying their second attempt at a bond issue this September, or waiting until March of 2020, the next non-general-election date available according to state policy, and decided to delay the choice until a special meeting held Monday...

With its 15 years of dredging now history, the Lake Improvement Commission turned its attention to shoreline conditions during a meeting this week. Concerns were recently fielded from a citizen that the lank bank had been “pushed up” by ice action last winter in the Lighthouse Drive area - between Scout Park and Methodist Manor. ...

There could soon be over a million gallons of oil passing underneath a swath of southern Buena Vista County farmland daily. The operator of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline is planning to double capacity of the line, which passes near Storm Lake, Alta and Newell on its route from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to a terminal in Illinois...

Enthusiasm is running high for the Parade of Nations, celebrating the cultural diversity of the community on Independence Day. “Community members that choose to be in the Parade of Nations love being part of the Star Spangled Spectacular where they can show their pride of heritage, as well as their respect for the country they know call home,” says Di Daniels of SALUD, which has taken over organizing the Parade of Nations...

The following local students were named to the Buena Vista University Dean’s List for the spring semester: • Sara Eddie, of Storm Lake, earned Dean’s List recognition at BVU’s Spencer site for the spring semester. • Brynn Larson, of Rembrandt, earned Dean’s List recognition at BVU’s Spencer site for the spring semester...

STORM LAKE – Several Hawkeye legends – including Ronnie Lester, Bobby Hansen, Vince Brookins and Mike “Tree” Henry – will be descending upon Storm Lake again this summer, giving Iowa fans a terrific opportunity to share memories and laughs with some of their favorite former Hawks...

FONDA - Despite giving up one run on Monday night, the Newell-Fonda Mustangs dominated the Manson-NW Cougars to show why they are the no. 4 team in 1A. The Mustangs scored 16 runs in a 16-1 contest that took just three innings in a Twin Lakes Conference battle...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia softball team scored early and quite often on Monday night in a Twin Lakes Conference game against the Sioux Central Rebels. The Warriors only needed five innings to down the Rebels, 13-3. The Warriors scored five times in the first inning. ...

ALTA - It was a Twin Lakes Conference tilt on Monday night as Alta-Aurelia welcomed in the Sioux Central baseball team. Despite some rain coming in, the two teams got the game in as Alta-Aurelia took a 12-2 contest in six innings. The Warriors took control of the game after a scoreless first with a run in the second and a run in the third to hold a 2-0 lead. A-A broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with six runners crossing home plate to open the game up, 8-0...

STORM LAKE - Storm Lake and Estherville-Lincoln Central baseball teams met Monday night for the second time this season. Entering the contest, Storm Lake was only a game back of the Midgets in the Lakes Conference standings. A tough 3-1 setback puts the green and white two games behind ELC with a couple of games to go...